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Immigrants find themselves torn between hope, defeat on Obama’s plans

In the U.S. city of Baltimore on Thursday, an undocumented mother from Mexico named Jessica Mejía, 31, was praying that President Barack Obama's executive action would protect her from deportation along with several million other illegal immigrants.

Clashes as Mexicans hold rally for 43 missing students

MEXICO CITY – Tens of thousands of black-clad protesters angry at the presumed slaughter of 43 students marched in Mexico City on Thursday, chanting for President Enrique Peña Nieto's resignation.

Mexico’s feeble police vetting ended in 43 vanished students

Across Mexico, several cases shed light on how corruption in law enforcement has continued to fester under President Enrique Peña Nieto as he focused on economic improvements and an international image makeover for the country.

Elena Poniatowska: Mexican student massacre reminiscent of concentration camps

MIAMI – The famous Mexican writer Elena Poniatowska, who visited Miami for a writers’ fair, on Sunday called the likely massacre of 43 students a “great shame” for Mexico, and compared it to her memories of the horrors of German concentration camps.

Amid routine ‘disappearances,’ Mexico reels over 43 missing students

On an annual basis, more people have disappeared in Mexico's drug war under President Enrique Peña Nieto and his predecessor, Felipe Calderón, than during the military regimes in Argentina, Brazil and Chile and the civil war in Colombia.

Nestle tweets a joke about the 43 students missing and presumed dead in Mexico

"A los de Ayotzinapa les dieron Crunch," the account tweeted, a little pun on its namesake candy bar. Translation? "They crunched those from Ayotzinapa."

Outrage at likely Mexico massacre spreads to Acapulco

Demonstrators armed with machetes were confronted by Federal Police with shields who briefly stopped their advance before allowing them to block roads to the airport, according to Milenio TV, a day before energy ministers from 15 nations are scheduled to begin a two-day conference in the Pacific resort city.

Mexico horrified by suspected massacre, incineration of 43 students

AYOTZINAPA, Mexico – Mexico was confronted Saturday with one of the grisliest massacres in years of drug violence after gang suspects confessed to slaughtering 43 missing students and dumping their incinerated remains in a river.

Mexico cancels Chinese bullet train deal

MEXICO CITY – Mexico abruptly withdrew a multi-billion-dollar deal Thursday with a Chinese-led consortium to build the country's first bullet train after concerns were raised about the bidding process.

Fugitive Mexican mayor and wife arrested in connection with missing students case

MEXICO CITY — The Mexican mayor and his wife accused in the disappearance of 43 student protesters in September were captured by police early Tuesday morning in Mexico City, hiding in a dilapidated concrete home filled with dogs.

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